AUSTRALIA SHOCKED BY SRILANKA
Sri Lanka pull off consolation win
SRILANKA 221 ALLOUT 50 OVERS
AUS 208 ALLOUT 48.1 OVERS
Adam Gilchrist provided the fireworks but Sri Lanka's seamers had the extinguisher at the MCG, where Australia's blistering start of 0 for 107 in the 15th over transformed into 6 for 131 after 25 overs. Gilchrist made 83 from 50 balls but his team-mates struggled to reach double-figures and were in danger of entering the CB Series finals on the back of a loss.
They needed a further 91 to overcome Sri Lanka and were relying on Michael Hussey, who had 1, and Brad Hogg, who
was on 7. Survival was the immediate aim after they lost 6 for 16 in ten overs.
They needed a further 91 to overcome Sri Lanka and were relying on Michael Hussey, who had 1, and Brad Hogg, who
was on 7. Survival was the immediate aim after they lost 6 for 16 in ten overs. Michael Clarke had not scored when he was bowled from his 11th delivery by Ishara Amerasinghe, and Ricky Ponting had faced the same number for 1 when Nuwan Kulasekera trapped him lbw. Andrew Symonds feathered a leg-side catch behind off Amerasinghe for 0 and Lasith Malinga had Brad Haddin lbw for 7 to complete the middle-order rout.
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